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Police identified them as Sean Banks, 19 and Michael Franklin, 41, both of Oakland. Police don’t believe the men knew each other.

So far no arrests have been made and police don’t know if the men were the intended targets. No motive has been released.

The shooting happened about 8:39 p.m. Wednesday at a 76 Gas Station, 9755 Edes Ave., not far from Interstate 880.

Police said more than a dozen people were standing in the station parking lot when someone started shooting at them from a passing car.

Banks and Franklin were the only ones hit by the gunfire.

Two parked cars were also hit by bullets but no one else was injured.

The killings bring to 78 the number of homicides investigated by Oakland police this year. Last year at this time police had investigated 88 homicides.

Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $20,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the killer. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3821 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.

Harry Harris is a Pulitzer Prize winning breaking news reporter for the Bay Area News Group. He began his Oakland Tribune career in September 1965 as a 17-year-old copyboy. He became a reporter in 1972 and is considered one of the best crime and breaking news reporters in the country. He has covered tens of thousands of murders and other crimes in the East Bay. He has also mentored dozens of young reporters, some of whom continue to work in journalism today.

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